Machine for making tags.



No. 648,793. Patmt*:a;d May l, 1900.

a. L. REENSTIERNA. MACHINE FOR ?flAKING TAGS.

(Application filed Kay 16, 1899.)

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No. 648,793. Patented May I, I900. v

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FfifiGHiHE FUR HAKING TAGS.

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Patented May I, I900.

G. L. REEHSTIERHA.

HAGHINE F08 MAKING TAGS.

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No. 648,733. Patented May s, 190%.

s. L. REENSTEERNA. Y

MACHINE FOR MAKING TAGS.

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No. 648,793. Patented May I, I900. s. L. REENSTIERNA.

MACHINE FOR MAKING TAGS.

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GUSTAF L. REENSTIERNA, oF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO I EDWARD A. sANcs, OF SAME PLACE.

MACHINE Foe srncrmcnrron forming part of Letters Patent No. 648,793,

MAKING T es.'

eaten may-1, i900.

Application filed May is, i899. Serial No. 716,995. (No model.)

To all whom it. may concern.-

Be'it known that I, I GUSTAF L.' REE-N STIERNA, of Boston, county of sufiolk, State of'Massachnsetts, have invented an Improve- 5 inent in Machines for Making Tags, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings,is a specification,

like letters and figu res on the'drawings repre-' senting like parts.

This invention has for its object the pro-.

duction of apparatus for making rapidly, ac-

cur'ately, and cheaply merchandise andshipping tags, preferably from manila or other strong and flexible material, my invention being more particularly-designed for the production of string-tags such as 'form the subject-matter of United States Patent No. 615,637, dated December 6, 1 898.' The tag shown in-smd patent is provided with a flexior plies -of paper or other suitable material cemented or otherwise secured together and to the flexible'streugtheuer', the two plies of material being herein shown as fed each from a continuous strip or web of the proper width and brought into intimate contact with each other after the strengthener has been laid in position transversely to the length of the web by the action of drawing-in mechanism. Means are provided for severing the strengthening member adjacent 'one edge of the superposed plies,and I have herein shown means to cut the tags from the twofold web as it passes from the apparatus.

Various novel features of my invention will "be hereinafter described in the'specification and particularly pointed out in .the following claims.

Figure l is a side elevation of a tag-making apparatus \embodying one form of my invention with the feed mechanism .ready to feed the webs forward. Fig. 2 is a top or plan view of the apparatus shown in Fig. l, omitting the webs, the view being taken from the lefthand end of Fig. vertical sectional'detail of a pair of feed and compression rolls on the line 000:, Fig. 2,1ooking toward the right. 'Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail, partially in section, of a p'ortion of .the drawing-in mechanism. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the left-hand or delivery end of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a greatlyenlarged perspective view of an adjustable guide-roll for the web. Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional detail of one of the feed-roll-actnating gears, taken on the line as m, Fig. 2, looking toward the right. Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional View, enlarged, of the means for presenting the free end of the fastener to the drawing-in mechanism, taken on the line x 00 Fig. 2, looking toward the delivery end. Fig. 9 is a detail, partly in longitudinal section, of he jaw-carrier and gripping-jaws forming a portion of the drawing-in mechanism and also showing a part ofthe jaw-controller. elevation, viewing Fig. 2, ofthe tag notching,

the delivery end of the apparatus. Fig. 11 is a transverse section on the line 3 ;y, Fig. 8. Fig. 12 is a plan view of a portionof the apparatus to be described, showing the tags as they move along; and Fig. '13 is an enlarged detail of a downhold to be described.

I have herein shown the working parts of aid or base A of sufficient size and rigidityto firmly. support the mechanism, said base, as h'ereinshowu, having two like brackets A A extended therefrom at the receiving end of the apparatus and provided with suitable bearings a for P P of paper or other material from which the body portions of the tags are to be-made, the "rolls being suspended, as shown, between the brackets. by suitable hangers a (see Fig. 1,) in which pan I have herein shown two distribl1ting-rollsp p mounted to rotate in suitable bearings and extended above the top of the pan and adapted to rotate partly immersed in the contents of the pan. from the roll I downwardly around guiderolls a and 1 located above and near the pcthe apparatus as mounted on a box-like standthe journals a of the two rolls the brackets. A pan A is suspended below The web p is fed 1. Fig. 3-is an enlarged Fig. 10 is an enlarged left-hand side separating, or cutting mechanism located at through similarly-threaded openings in the 'riphery of the distribfiter-roll'p so thatas the roll passes from one to the other of said guide-rolls it will travelialong in contact with 1 inFig. 1, they pass from the one above the other, to be later superposed I anism, to be described. to.

the distributer-roll. From the guide-roll a the web passes upward and over an adjustable guide-roll B, mounted in suitable beariugs on uprights A erected on the brackets A, the web thence passing to the feed mech- The web 1 passes downwardly around guide-rolls a a, as shown by dotted'lines, Fig. 1, and in contact with the periphery of the distributer-roll 19 after which the web passes up over a guide-roll B, mounted on the standards A above the roll B.

The two, rolls B and B are similarly constructed, and, referring to Fig. 6, the roll B is shown provided at one end with a fixed annular flange b and at its other' end with an aunular flange Z), longitudinally adjustable oh the roll and held in adjusted position thereon by a suitable set-screw b By moving the adjustable flange in or out along theroll the distance between the fixed and the movable flange is varied to correspond tothe width of the .web, it being understood that the two webs will be of the same width, and, as shown guide-rolls B B,

and pressed together. The rotation of the said rolls may be regulated by means of tension-journals, and, referring to Fig. 6, it will "adjacent portion 3 be noticed that the roll B has a conical recess b in its end, the other end having a similar recess, and they are entered by conical-ended studs 1), which have threaded shanks to pass of the standard, suitable check nuts I? serving to retain the bear-. ing studs in adjusted position, the latter being provided, as herein shown, with suitable thumbnuts by which they may be regularly regulated. Manifestly tightening up of the studs will act as a friction-brake to retard the rotation of the rolls to any desired extent. The several rolls a. a a a" are preferably similarly mounted, as herein shown, in order, that they may codperate in providing proper tension for the webs.

In Fig. 2 the free ends of the webs have not been'shown as carried around-the guide-rolls in order that the construction, of the latter may be more clearly shown.

Paste, glue, or other suitable eementitioris substance may be placed in the pan A, and the rotation of the distributers p 1) will serve to spread a portion-of the cement upon the faces of the webs,which will be turned toward which has'bcen glued .ferred I have provided each other'as the websare fed from the guide rolls 13 B, as will be manifest from an inspection of Fig. 1, and in order to prevent an improper amount of the cement being transscrapers 19 19 to act upon the distributors pip to scrape off surplus cement.

It is quite feasible,

and at times it may be very desirable, to use paper or other material upon one side anddried been subjected to pressure.

rotated by surface friction.

and thereafter put up into roll form, and my apparatus is adapted for the use of such material, as it is only necessary to place water in the tank A in such instance o moisten one or both of the cement-laden faces of the material as the webs pass from the supplyrolls to the feed mechanism of. the apparatus.

The base A has erected upon it and extended longitudinally in the opposite-direction to the brackets A andabove the tops of the latter a bed-plate B provided at one of its edges with a longitudinal undercut groove 1), Figs. 1 and 5, to receive a sliding carriage 0, provided with rack-teeth c at its upper face. A

are mounted in fixed bearings; but the up-- per rolls D, which are made, preferably, of hardened steel, have their shafts d mounted in caps 5 all adjustably held on the tops of the standards by screw-bolts b there being sufficient clearance between the standards and the caps to permit of variation in the pressure between the bed nd toprolls. These rolls operate to feed the vebs longitudinally and also to compress them firmly one upon the other as they pass through the apparatus after the flexible strengthener, which maybe a cord, tape, string, or wire, has been laid between the webs or plies before the latter have The journals or shafts d or the bed-rolls are extended beyond the standards at the rear of the machine and have secured thereto the hubs (Z of ratchetwheels (Z see Fi". 7 each heldv securel 9 D 7 upon the shaft by a screw-pin 3, the smooth shank of which enters a radial hole 4 in the shaft (1, while the threaded head of the pin enters the hub (Z A gear (Z is loosely mounted on theshaft (7, adjacent the ratchet, the inner face of the gear being provided, as

herein shown, with two substantially diametrically-opposite pawls (Z heldin operative position by suitable springs s to engage the.

teeth of the ratchet, and by having the two pawls a very fine adjustment is attained, because with a given number of ratchet-teeth the use of the two pawls is s ubstantially cquiv alent in resultto a single pawl with a ratchet of double the number of teeth. The several gears d are in mesh with the rack teeth c on the carrier 0, and when thelatter' is moved in the direction of the arrow 5, Fig. 1, the several gears wi ll be rotated in the direction of the arrow 6, Fig. 7, the pawls at such time engaging the ratchet-teetl-1,an'd thereby rotating the several bed-rolls D, the top When the carriage moves oppositely to the arrow 5, the pawls will click overthc ratchet-wheels and rolls D being 1 .grooe 3 made in the top of thetable,

the rolls D D will not rotate, the plies of material held between the pairs of rolls. at such time remaining stationary. I thus provide [or an intermitting feed motion, the period of rest being utilized to draw in a fastener'and to sever a completed tag at the delivery end of the apparatus? The base A has an arm A", rigidly extended from the frontand provided with a hearing A for the main driving-shaft B extended through the base-andhaving fast upon it at the back of the base a disk B radially grooved at-b", Fig, 1, to receive an adjustable wristpin I1 pivotally connected by a link L with one end of the rocker-arm b,fulcrumcd at Z2 on the base, and pivotally connected at its other end by a short link I) to the carriage C, so th it the latter will be reciprocated as the disk, 4- is rotated. The rotation of the shaft ll is effected in any suitable manner, as by a belt (not shown) passed around the pulley B from a suitable source of power. By varying the position of the crank-pin bf relatively to the center of the disk B the throw of the carriage C can be varied, and thereby. regulate the extent of feed movement of the superposed plies for each strokeof the carriage in the direction of the arrow 5. v

'A table T, substantially Fflshaped in cross-section, is mounted upon the bed-plate B andis extended longitudinally thereol,.as shownin Figs. 1 and, 2,the downturned flanges t an'fl the top of the table being transversely slotted att to receive the rollsD D, as clear] y shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the top of the table being in a plane tangential to the rolls D D, said table receiving the superposed plies or webs and supporting thevsame as they pass through the feed and compression rolls. The

guide- 'oll B is below th'e'top' of the table, as

shown in Fig. 1, so that the lower ply, passing from Sam guide-roll to the tablefwill be held flat upon it until it reaches the first pair of fecchrolls, while the upper ply, coming from 'the guide-roll 15, extends in an inclined plane diredtly from said guide-roll to the nip of'the first pair of feed-rolls, the upper ply being guided alo'ng'one edge by an upturned gage g, the slotted foot y of which is held in adjusted:position by a set-screw 6, which-enters a su porting-block held in a transverse Like edge-g, ges are preferably located one between each set of feed-rolls, as best shown in Fig. 2, to act'u pon the edges of the superposed webs and maintain them in accurate alinementwhen passing through the apparatus. The shaft (Z of the last bed-roll of the series has fixedly mounted upon it a roll D of substantially the diameter of the bed-roll,.a second roll D ofthe same diameter being mounted on a stand (Z secured to the side of the table T, and an endless band D is passed around said rolls to constitute a traveling support movable adjaccntthe table at the front of the machine, said support moving in unison with the feed of the workand stopping when the work isstationary, for. a purpose to be described. back of the base supports a shelf f, on which I have herein shown the upright spindles f, on which are rotatably mounted spools or drums f, on which the material f to form the strengthener is wound, whether it be tape, eord,wire, &c. ,two spools being herein shown, as I prefer to make the strengthener duplex, as in the patent referred to. The strands f pass through a guide-eye f on a rod f vertically adjustable in the shelf f by a suitable set-screw 15. (See Fig. 5.) As shown, the upper ends of the spindles are threaded An upturned stand A on the] to receive nuts f thereon, between which and j the tops of the spools are interposed springs s transversely slotted,'as at i Fig- 11, to receive thereina chambered block H, (shown in seetion,Fig. 8,) the blockhaving a longitudinal groove h therein to receive a positioningrib if? qn'the table, while a headed studtZFig, 11, enters a notch 16 in the block to prevent longitudinal movement thereofi'the headpf the stud being slabbed off at 17 to permi'ii removal of the block when desired. A plate H normally rests on the top of the block, audits top at such time lies flush with the table-top, said plate, which I shall hereinafter designate as the platenjf being rigidlyseeuredto two lifter-rods h, extended through the block and the bed B of the apparatus,-strong springs S 'interposed between collars h on the rods and the under side oEthe block H normally maintaining the platen lowered; The vrods are lon'gitudinall y slotted at h to receive aeontrolling-ca-m C shown as a' bar having lifting portions 0 on' its'upper edge and a depressing-cam e on itsflowtei' edge,

the cam passing through the chamber H' in the block and held in place by a cover-plate I1 Fig. ll. mounted in the sloth of each-'lifter-rod to travel on'the adjacent portion c of the liftercamwhen the latter is moved longitudinally, as described, movement to the right, Fig. 8, operating to lift. the platen 11 against the spring Si, elevation of the platen raising the lower ply or web 1), for a'purpose to be described. end nearest the back of the machine means to" present the strand'or strandsf of the strengthener to the drawing-in mechanism, said means eomprisinga plate 2', secured to the block II, as by screws 18, and havingears F, in which a roll 2" is mounted, a rocking arm t, fulcrumed on the plate at 1', being ond roll i above the roll i and provided with end flanges i. A spring 3 acts upon the outer end of the arm i to press the rolls yieldingly together, separation of the latter being regulated bya threaded ad justing-stud carried by the rocker-arm, the two strands f 2 being divided by a separator i shown as a finger A roller or other stud 72. is

The block has secured to it at its too bifurcated at its inner end to support a secmounted on the rockerarm and resting on the periphery of the roll '5 the flanges of the latter preventing lateral displacement of the strands, which are led from the guide-eye f 3 down to and between the rolls, as shown in i Q movable cutter or blade h", the edge'of which is preferably inclined to the horizontalto cooperate with a fixed blade its, set intoa recess in the rear edge of the platen-H, so that when the carrier. H is-depressed by engagement of the roll 7L5 and cam 0 the blades 7L7 and It will pass by each other. the cams c and 0 is such and they are so timed that the cutting action of the blades is effected about at a point on a level with the nip of the presenting-rolls, the oifice of the blades being to cut'the strands f 2 after a sufficient length has been drawn oif, and by making the out as indicated the ends of thestrauds are not distorted, but,left in the position shown in Fig. 8,.ready to be engaged at the next operation of the drawing-in mechanism, A spring 8 normally maintains the kn ife-carrier II in raised position, (shown in Fig. 8,) and said carrier is yieldinglypressed toward the blade h by means of a plunger h in a hole h in theblock H, the'plunger being controlled by a spring S held in the hole by a suitable plu g. h.

*A fiat blade-like presser h is secured to the cutter-carrier at its upper end and extends above and longitudinally of the platen, rising andfalling with the said carrier, the upper ply of material 11 passing above the presser, so that when the platen and prcsser are moved toward each other the latter will press the strand or strl nds f 2 of the strengthener upon the cement-la on upper surface of the web or plyp,tobe thereby positioned before the upper I ply is superposed and compressed upon it.

This insures the correct positioning of the strengthener relative to the plies,the strength ener being held taut at the time by the drawing-in mechanism, now to be described.

Referring to Fig. 2, the arm A is provided with a transverse'bearing A for a short shaft other end of the shortshaft 7i:

'thereto a disk K, Fig. 5, radially grooved at 70 7c, provided at one end with a bevel-gear k in mesh with a like gear 13 on the main shaft, the having secured to receive an adjustable wrist-pin extended loosely through a longitudinal slot k in the lower end of a lever K, f ulcru med at 7: on the armA. I have also shown the upper end of the lever as slotted at 7r. to receive a pin or extended laterally from across-head K mounted to slide in a grooved guideway a in the side of'a stand A rigidly'sejcured t0 and extended from the bed-plate bf the The throw of I tightly together machine at right angles to the line of feed and I adjustment in the block by a suitable setscrew k and supported at such a height that its inner end Wl1l. lIlOV8 slightly above the platen H when the cross-head is on the inward stroke, as shown in Fig. 8, the parts being therein 'shown with the drawing-in nippers just approaching the presenting means to grasp the-strengthener f The inner end of the carrier m is longitudinally bored, as at m, Fig. 9, to receive the nippers or jaws m", shown herein as springarms forming part of a cylindrical jaw-head m having an easy fit in the bore m, the outer ends of the jaws or nippers being 0ppositely beveled at top and bottom, as at m to form a tapering nose when, the jaws are closed, as in Fig. 9, the inner faces of the jaws being preferably toothed or serrated, as shown at m. The tubular portion of the carrier is longitudinallyslotted at opposite sides at m to receive a pin 50, driven through the head m and extended at its ends into one member of a jaw-releasing device, shown as a sleeve'm, mounted to slide on the carrier, the other Iinember of said device being shown as a tube 11, through which the carrier m'slides and by which it i also guided, said tube having a flange n, against which bears one end of a spring 3 (see Fig. 4,) the other end of the spring resting against one end of a case N, having a slotted foot RX, the opposite end of the case forming a. stop for the flange n. Bysuitable set-screws 60, passed through the slotted foot n intothe stand A, the releasing device may be varied as to its position to change the point in the path of the carrier m at which the jaws will open; as will be described. The reciprocat' n of the cross-head K is so timed that the drawing-in jaws 'm will move forward acr ss th port D and the platen HQ" gage the strand or strands" of the strengthener and, to be withdrawn to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 5 while the feed mechanism is at rest. Y

Supposing now that the parts are in the position shown in Figs. 2 and 5, continued rotraveling supto and to en-' tation of the disk K will operate to move the carrier m to the right, the jaws being open in the position shown in Fig. 8, until the beveled ends m of the jawsiengagethe pres i1ting device, herein shown as the rolls e t, such engagement acting to stop the forward movement of the jaws before the carrier m has completed its stroke, and as the latter completes its stroke the pin 50 will slide from the outer to the inner ends of th fiots m the tubular end of the carrier eh i along the outer edges of and compressing, the jaws and upon the, strand or strands f which lave been positioned by the KOO t-ube n, and after such engagement the car rier 'm completes its outward stroke, elfecting a' relative sliding movement of the sleeve on the carrier toward the tips of the jaws, and .as the pin 50 is extended into the sleeve the jaws will be moved outward relatively to the carrier until thepin 50 is again brought up against the outer ends of the slots, the jaws separating as soonas they are pushed out from the tubular part of .the carrier and releasing the strengthenerffi, To insure the disengagement of the stre'ngthener from the jaws when thus opened, I have herein shown a light spring-finger s attached to the cas'- ing N and bent at its outer end across the path of the jaws, the inward movement of the latter pressing the finger to one. side. As the carrier returns on its outward stroke the finger s snaps back into normal position as soon as the tipsof the jaws pass it, suchaction of the finger serving to positively throw 01f the strengtheuer from the jaws. v The cam-bar O has its shank extended, as at 0 Fig. 5, alongside of the vertical face of the stand A below the cross-head K 7 a spring s attached at one end to the shank and at its othereud'to some'fixed part of the apparatus, normally maintaining the cambar in the position shown in Fig. 8. 0 on the cam-bar is adapted to be engaged by an adjustable dog. 7e mounted on the cross-head and regulated as to its position by means of suitable set screws 70, passed through a longitudinal slot in the dog and into the cross-head, the dog being so-set that it will engage the lug 0 on the cam-bar after the drawing-in jaws have passed from between the plies of material, the cam-bar thereafter moving in unison with the cross-head to the left, Figs. 2 and 5, to raise the platenH, as-has been described, raising the lower ply p upto the stretched fastener and at the same time bringing the presser h down to press the strengthener upon the cemented upper surface of the said lower ply, the upward movement of the platen and the downward movement of the cutter-carrier H being cornplcted j ust'as the drawing-in jaws release the flexible strengthener, so that the strand or strands aresevered by the knives or blades The tacky surface of the lower web holds the strengthener in position after it has been pressed downby the presser h, so that when'the feed is resumed the said fastener will remain in its proper position as the up-' per web is brought upon the lower one, and

the two are pressed togeth r by the first pair of compression rollers. 7 B y ref r'eneeto Fig. 8 it will be manifest Alugthat the compression between the platen and the presser will be varied according to the extent of movement of the cam-bar 0 to the right, and such movement of the latter is regulated by adjusting the dog It on the crosshead, a greater amount of compression being desirable .when the material is thick than when it is thin.- By moving the dog to the right, viewing Fig. 5, the cam-bar will not be moved so far by the cross-head, and the compression consequently will be less than when the dog is-moved more to the left.

The feed movement of the web alternates with the operation of the drawing-in mechanism, and consequently a series of strengthening members will be laid between the two webs or plies of material at equal distances apart, the free ends of the streugtheners resting on the traveling support D, which, it will .be remembered, has the samejmovement as the superposed webs. v

Referring to Fig. 21, where a part of the mechanism has been omitted, it will be seen that the movement of the support D with the material serves to maintain the free ends of the fasteners substantially in parallelism and prevents their tangling or engagement one with the other, so that as the tags. are separated later on they may drop one by one into any suitable receptacle. The spring-finger s 'is in the nature of a throw-off device and insuresthe absolute disengagement 9f the end of the strengthener from the jaws of the drawing-in mechanism when said jaws are open. As the two-ply strip 6f material leaves the last pair of compression-rollers of the series its leading end passes from the table T upon the face-plate R of a frame comprising a base-plate R, preferably mounted to move transversely in an undercut guideway 'r in a foot B mounted in a longitudi- V nallygrooved stand B on the bed-plate B said base having an upturned overhanging arm R transverse to the line of feed and provided with guideways. R in which is mounted a verti'cally-reciprocable cross-head R pivot-ally, connected at 7' to one end of a rocking beam R fulcrumed on the armatr',

' the other end of the beam beingconnected by a link 7* with a bell-crank lever B, fulcrumed on the frame'at r as clearly shown in Fig. 5. The bell-crank lever is connected by an adjustable link or pitman with awristpin 0", adjustable in a radial slot 1' of adisk R on a long shaft r (see dotted lines, Fig. 5,) held in a suitable bearing in the arm A and in a hanger A and provided with abevelgear 1 in mesh witha similar gear 13 on the main driving-shaft. (See Fig. 2.) The pitman is herein shown as comprisingtwo members 80 and 8], adjustably connected by a coupling 82, so that the effective length of the pitman' may be varied, such adjustment,

in connection with the adjustment of the wrist-pin 'r, varying the throw of the rock-H ing beam R to therebyehange the throw of the cross-headRt -Fig. 12', on which the web'is to be transhaving any suitable lettering or characters 4 thin stock, I have attached a bracket 90 to a 5 I .head R through a vertical dercut groove 'IX provides'for regulating the estnicety to come precisely half-way between 'The mechanism is so arranged that the end- Referring to Fig. 10, the cross-head is transversely grooved at its lower end to receive a die-block R ,.to which is secured a' suitable not'ching-die R having a V-shaped acting end and cooperating with a similarlyshaped recessR in the grooved edge of the face-plate, the cross-head descending while the feed mechanism is at rest to cut out a V-shaped notch 12, Fig. 12, in the edge of the double ply or strip of material, the apex of the notch being intersected by the line Q2,

versely severed to separate one tag from another, thetransverse dotted lines in Fig. 12 indicating such lines of separation. On the die-block'R, I may also place a stamp R thereuporr to stamp each tag, the position of the stamp relative to the tag being shown at '0, Fig. 12.

To facilitate the passage of the material from the last pair of compression-rolls tothe face-plate R, especially when operating on fixed apparatus, (see Fig. 10,) said bracket having fingers 91,,which bridge over the space between the face-plate and the end of the table '1, and above the bridge so formed'I mount in the bracket, preferably, springtongue holds 92, which lightly bear upon the work as itis fed under the die to the transverse cutter or separating blade R, which is mounted, as will be described, to cooperatewith a fixed blade R secured to'the base R. The blade R is attached to a blade-carrier r, pivoted at r -to the overhanging arm R said bladecarrier being pivotally connected by a link r with a stud 0"", extended into the crossslot 100 (see Fig. 5) in one of the guides R the reciprocation of the cross-head moving the knife R up and down with a shearing cut adjacent the cutting edge of the fixed blade R The fulcrum r isexten'ded beyond the carrier r, and a spring 8 Fig. 10, is interposed between the hub of the carrier and the head of the f ulcru mstud to maintain the movable blade with a yielding pressure against the fixed blade R mostcard is severed from the strip or web of material, the notch '1 made between the next two tags, and the stamp impressed on another tag yet to be severed simultaneously, the severed tag falling into any suitable receptacle, or it may be upon a receiver R shown in Fig. 10 as mounted on the bed-plate of the machine and'extended beyond the end thereof to receive the severed tags as they drop from the severing mechanism. The base R being adjustable transversely to the feed in the untwo adjacent fasteners, the die-block R? he suitably moistened by the mechanism shown herein or in any suitable manner. Y greater or less number of strands than I have herein shown may be used to compose each fastener. Y

, My invention is not restricted to cise construction and arrangement ofparts.

herein shown and described nor to the vari-. ons details thereof, as the same may be modi-' fied or rearranged in various particulars without departing from the spiritand scopeof my invention, one practical embodiment of which E has been herein illustrated and described without attempting to show all of the various forms and modifications in which my invention might be embodied.

Having f ullydescribed my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an apparatus of the class described, mechanism to feed longitudinally and super,- v pose two pliesof material furnished with cee-j ment, drawing-in mechanism to lay a flexible strengthener between and transversely to and beyond the plies at predetermined intervals,

and means to sever the superposed plies transversely between the series of strengtheners.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, mechanism to feed longitudinally and intermittingly two plies of material furnishedwith cement and to press them together, drawingin mechanism 'to lay a flexible streugthener between and transversely to the plies when So, too, a v

feed is stopped, and means to sever the-superposed plies between the series of strengtheners. Y

3. In amapparatus'of the class described, i

of material, drawing-in mechanism to draw alength of flexible strengthener from a'source of supply and to lay it between and transe mechanism "to feed longitudinally two plies versely'to and beyond the plies, means to.

sever from the source of supply the len gtl'rof strengthener so laid,and means to sever the su perposed pliesbetween the series of strengthf errors, the lineef severance'bein ,9; parallel with that of the st'rengtheners between the plies.

4. In an apparatus of the class described, mechanism to, feed longitudinally and auperi pose two plies of'material fuip'ishdwith-ee ment, drawingin mechanismtd;d1'aw a length of flexible strengthener i n tfwo s-t rands from 'a source of supply andlay itlbetwee'n and die R so that the notch shall beflcut, in the transversely to the plies andeittdnded beyond proper "place relativelyto the widthbi the opeedge thereof, and means adjacent the opstock, and by adjusting the foot B 'l'engitn posite edge of the "plies tosever from as dinally in the stand I n theaccuray ofmthe transverse cutccanbe obtained with the greatsource of supply thel length Of SiJIQJIf gKhQn p when laid. x 1

5. In an apparatus of the class described,.'.

mechanism to draw a length of flexible strengthener from a source of supply and to lay it between and transversely to the plies, means to sever from the source of supply the length of strengthener so laid, means operative independently of said severing means to separate the pliesinto tags, and presenting mechanism to present the severed end of the strengthener to the drawing-in mechanism at the next operation thereof.

6. In an apparatus of the. class described, mechanism to feed longitudinally and super: pose two plies of material furnished with eement, drawing-in mechanism to, lay lengths of a flexible stre'ngthener between and transversely to the plies at predetermined intervals and projecting beyond the plies at one edge, a traveling support for such projecting ends, means to operate said traveling support in unison with said ply-feeding mechanism, and means to sever the superposed plies between the series of strengtheners. v '7. In an apparatus of the class described, mechanism to feed longitudinally'and superposc two plies of material furnished with eement, drawinyin mechanism to draw from a source of supply lengths ofa flexible strengthenerand to lay the same at intervals between and transversely to the plies, means to sever tion, and means to sever the plies transverse] y between the series of strengtheners in parallelism with the line of disposition of the strengtheners between the plies.

78. In an apparatus of the class described,

mechanism to feed longitudinally and superpose two plies of malerial,the inncrface of one of the plies having cement thereupon, drawing-in mechanism to lay a flexible strengthener between and transversely to the plies, a platen and a presser arranged at opposite faces of the cemented ply, and means to effect relativemevement of the platen and presser to force a strengthencr into close contact with the cemented surface of the ply passing be tween them.

.J. .In an apparatus of the class described, a series of feed and compression rolls to. receive between them two plies of inaterialh' t-he inner face of one of theplies having cement thereupon, means to intermittingly rotate said rolls and thereby effect feed of the material, drawing-in mechanism to lay a length ingiilsubstantially tangen to ltopof the table, means to actuate the feed-rolls, and drawing-in mechanism to lay a flexible strengthene'r between and transversely to and beyond the plies at predetermined intervals.

ply and lay it between and transversely to l the piles with the fastener projecting beyond one edge of the plies, means to sever from the source of supply the length of streugthener so laid, and a traveling support for the pro jecting ends of the strengt-heners movable in unison with the rolls of the feed mechanism.

12. In an apparatus of the class described, a series of feed and compressing rolls arranged in pairs, one roll of each pair having a yielding surface, meansto vary the pressure between the rolls of each pair, a table the top of which is tangential to the two rolls of each pair, and edge-guides mounted on the table and adjustable trausversel y thereof, to guide the edge of 'a web material as it is passed through the rolls.

13'. In an apparatus of the-class described, intermittingly-operated mechanism to feed longitudinally and superposc 'two plies of material, means to vary the length of feed, drawing-in mechanism movable transversely to the line of feed to lay a flexible strengthener between and transversely to the plies of material, and means to sever the superposed plies transversely between the series of strengtheners.

14. In an apparatus of the class described, mechanism to feedand superpose two plies of material, f urnished with cement, d rawingin mechanism 'to draw a length of flexible strengthener from a source of supply and to lay it between and transversely to and beyond the. plies, a device to present the strengthener to the drawing-in mechanism, means to sever the strengthener' when drawn off, and a releasing device to release the strengthencr from the drawing-in mechanism.

i -15. In an apparatus of the class described,

mechanism to feed and superpose 'two plies of material furnished with cement, drawingin mechanism to draw in a length of flexible strengthener froin asource of supply and to lay it between and transversely to the plies, a device to present the strengthener to the drawing-in mechanism, cutting mechanism located in front of saidprcsenting device and at the side of the superposed plies.

l6. In an apparatus of the class described, mechanism to feed longitudinally two snperposed plies of material, drawing-in mechan ism including a reciprocating cross-head and jaws movable thereby transversely to and between the piles of material, to lay a flexible strengthener between said plies, a presenting device .to present thef ,free end of the strengthener Zto 'the ifiawsfmeans tosever the l e var-,ma

strengthenerwhen laid in place, and actnata platen, an opposed-presser, drawing-in mechanism a portion of which is reciprocalole hetween'said platen and presser, and ac-' tuating mechanism controlled by or through the drawing-in lllllCllELlllSm, to 'eii'cct movement of the platen and presscr toward each other when the drawing-in mechanism has drawn a strengthener into place.

v 18. In an apparatus of the class described, a platen, an opposed presser, drawing in mechanism a portion of which is reciprocable between said platen and prcsser, actuating mechanism controlled by or through the drawing-in mechanism, to effect movement of the platen and .presser toward each other when the drawing-in mechanism, has drawn a strengthener into place, and means to adjust the actuating mechanism to vary the stroke of the platen and presser according to the thickness of the material to pass therebetween, I

19. In an apparatus of the class described, mechanism to feed longitudinally two superposed plics, means for covering the inner face of one of the plies wiih cement, mechanism to draw in a length of flexible strengtheners from a source of supply between and transversely toand beyond said plies, said mechanism comprising a reciprocating carrier, separable jaws mounted thereon and means for presenting the end of the fiexiblestrengthener to said jaws. 20. In an apparatus of the class described, drawing-in mechanism comprising a recipro- Qable carrier having a tubular end, separa-. ble jaws mounted in the tubular end of the carrier and having a longitudinal movement relative thereto, means to engage said jaws and effect their partial movement into the tubular end of the carrier, to close them, and independent means to open the jaws.

21. In an apparatus of 'thebiass described, drawing-in mechanism'comprising a reciproeating carrier having a tubular ejnd,,springjaws mounted in said tubular end and movable longitudinally relative thereto, a sleeve surrounding the carrier and connected with the jaws, and means to engage and stop the -,.jto the carrier, a sleeve loosely surrounding the carrier adjacent its tubular end, a pin connecting said sleeve and jaws and passing through the slot in the carrier, means to present the end of a strengthener to said jaws and to also stop the movement of the latter before'the carrier has completed its outward stroke, to thereby eifect movementof the jaws and sleeve inward relatively to the endof the carrier, and a releasing device to engage-the sleeve and stop its movement prior tothe stoppage of the carrier on its return stroke, to thereby open the jaws.

23. In an apparatus of the class described, drawing-in mechanism including a carrier,

and a pair of jaws mounted thereon, means to present to the jaws the end of a. flexible- 25. In an apparatus of the class described,-

intermittingly-rotatable feed-rolls to feed longitudinally and press together two plies of material. furnished with cement, an endless belt,

drawing in mechanism to lay a flexible strengthener between and transversely to the plies and extending beyond one edge of the latter upon said belt, severing mechanism to sever the length of fastener so laid adjacent the opposite longitudinal edge of the plies, and means to sever {he plies transversely between the seriesof aid fasteners...

26. In an apparatus of the class described,

mechanism to feed longitudinally and supeijpose two plies of material furnished with cement, drawing-in mechanism to lay a flexible strengthen er bet-ween and transversely to the,

plies at'predetermined intervals,-means to sever the superposed plies transversely be tween the series of strengtheners, and means to intermittingly notch one edge of the plies, the line of severance of the plies intersecting the apex of the, notch.

27, In an apparatus of the class described, a verticallyreciprocating cross -head, a V- shaped notching-die carried thereby, a cooperating fixed die, means to feed two superposed cemen-ted plies of material between the two dies, drawing-in mechanism to laya flexible strengthener between and transversely to the plies at predetermined intervals, and means controlled by reciprocation of the cross head to sever the plies after they have been notched, the line of severance intersecting the apex of the notch. I a

In testimony whereof I- have name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

GUS'IAF L. REENSTIER-NA. Witnesses:

' J on? C. EDWARDS,

EMMA J. BENNETT.

means to move it in unison with said rolls,

signed my 

